Hoffmeister 1939 Bats Oct. 23 (cont.) Berkeley, Cal. sure of the direction. Generally they fly off in one direct line or only make a partial circle & then fly off, as if this partial circle had oriented them to the proper direction. 8:30 P.M. Could see no bats flying out, but there was much squeaking & this is the most I've heard this early in the evening. Apparently some have not gone out due to the cold, or are not out at this time for some reason. Oct. 27 Yesterday, Seth Benson went with a Zool. 116 student up into the tower of the Presbyterian church to obtain bats but were unable to get any. The student had obtained 3 life Talanida mexicana the day before from the tower & gave one to Seth Benson, who is keeping it alive in a cage with a Coryphomorus. He feeds them young mealworm larvae. Oct. 30 5:30 P.M. Walking home at this early time I already saw bats (the earliest yet) flying away from the church. On closer approach I saw they were flying not out of the roosting places higher on the steeple but from the holes on the more southern round